Illuminated Poems (Paperback)

by Allen Ginsberg (Author), Eric Drooker (Author, Illustrator) "Many seek and never see, anyone can tell them why..." (more)
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This collaboration between a Beat generation poet and an urban artist makes for an unusual, visionary collection blending images with poetic embellishments and visa versa. Full page black and white and color images spring to life in much the manner of a graphic novel while Ginsberg provides the unusual free verse poem/song reflections. A striking combination is created. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Description
Street-smart, hip urban graphics accompany a collection of some fifty poems that span the poet's creative evolution from 1948 to the present, including the complete text of "Howl," as well as four never-before-anthologized works. Simultaneous. IP.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568580703
• ISBN-13: 978-1568580708
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #136,794 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars When the Light Appears..., February 6, 2001

By	www.zverina.com "picture_of_the_day" (Carver Country) - See all my reviews

In the tradition of William Blake, sumptuous paintings and drawings complement rather than describe the poems. Chosen by Drooker, the selections reflect the painter's political activism, but "Howl," "Sunflower Sutra," and "On Neal's Ashes" all are here, as are other lesser-known poems such as "When the Light Appears," which is featured on the Cornershop album When I Was Born for the 7th Time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, February 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Illuminated Poems (Hardcover)

This "illuminated" book of several of Ginsberg's provocative poems is great. I teach Ginsberg, often to undergraduates in college, and students often like a visual element in lecture. This is the text, to expand your understanding of both Ginsberg's world and our own.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The mind and the eyes will never work the same., January 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Illuminated Poems (Hardcover)

This book is not only a mind opener, but also an eye opener. The classic Allen Ginsberg poems are felt through another channel that is Drooker's eye catching drawings. Howl is one of my favorite poem and drawing combo where a depiction of a man injecting himself with a drug has fire rising from his back and long beast-like flesh and hair. If you like poetry and art this is one book that combinds both in matrimony.